DavidArthurMerrillMDPhD
Psychiatry • Los Angeles, CAGeriatric Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry, Integrative Psychiatry
Director, Pacific Brain Health Center, Pacific Neuroscience Institute, Providence St. John’s Health Center. Associate Professor of Translational Neurosciences and Neurotherapeutics at Providence St. John’s Health Center. UCLA Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences.
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Office
300 UCLA Medical Plz Ste 2200
Los Angeles, CA 90095Phone+1 310-825-9989Fax+1 310-315-4069
Summary
- Dr. David Merrill is a psychiatrist in Santa Monica, CA. He received his medical degree from University of California San Diego School of Medicine and has been in practice 13 years. He specializes in geriatric psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, and integrative psychiatry and is experienced in alzheimer's disease, mood disorders, and geriatrics / dementia.
Education & Training
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Geriatric Psychiatry, 2008 - 2010- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center/VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare SystemChief Residency, Psychiatry, 2007 - 2008
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 2004 - 2008
University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 2004
University of California San DiegoPhD, Neuroscience, 1998 - 2002
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2005 - 2025- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Geriatric Psychiatry
Clinical Trials
- UCLA Fitness and Memory Study of Activity In Mild Cognitive Impairment (AIM) Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
- Memory and Exercise Training Study in Older Adults With Subjective Memory Complaints Start of enrollment: 2015 Jan 01
- The PREVENTION Trial: Precision Recommendations to Optimize Neurocognition Start of enrollment: 2019 Jul 12
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Diagnostic utility of brain MRI volumetry in comparing traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer disease and behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia.Cyrus A Raji, Somayeh Meysami, Verna R Porter, David A Merrill, Mario F Mendez
BMC Neurology. 2024-09-11 - Beyond the hippocampus: Amygdala and memory functioning in older adults.Tess H Bookheimer, Aarthi S Ganapathi, Fatima Iqbal, Emily S Popa, Jenna Mattinson
Behavioural Brain Research. 2024-08-05 - 4 citationsVisceral and Subcutaneous Abdominal Fat Predict Brain Volume Loss at Midlife in 10,001 Individuals.Cyrus A Raji, Somayeh Meysami, Sam Hashemi, Saurabh Garg, Nasrin Akbari
Aging and Disease. 2024-08-01
Press Mentions
Shocking New Study Reveals Sleep Apnea’s Devastating Effect on Brain HealthDecember 21st, 2024- Sleep Apnea Impacts Brain in Ways That May Affect Cognitive FunctionDecember 19th, 2024
- Getting at Least 5,000 Steps a Day Could Improve Depression, MoodDecember 16th, 2024
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